P. 1-100 Audience by Ginny LI Racists in the late 19th century who were indifferent with the treatment of black people. Even with all the racial slurs, Mark Twain was actually mocking in irony of the ignorance of the human identity and basic self-esteem of another race. His intended audiences are not children in elementary school even though it’s enjoyable for them as well, but for more knowledge crowd who can read more deeply into the “N” word and why Mark Twain was using it repeatedly. Mark Twain even made a note directly to his audience about his intentional use of the language was to show the accuracy of the time and region.
Mark Twain meant to be controversial. He meant for some of his audience to disagree or even be offended. Because THAT’S WHO MARK TAWIN is.
It fits how Mark Twain was intentionally controversial when he used a pseudonym instead of his real name. He additionally states at the beginning of the novel (through Huck's narration) that the whole story is exaggerated, and in the author's note that readers should not try to find a message from it. Despite these warnings, readers will still try to find the author's argument, but Twain distances himself from it.
Yes, definitely! I think it's interesting how Twain is divergent to authors like Nathaniel Hawthorne, who claims to have found the story of the Scarlet Letter in an attic. Although both authors are avoiding associating themselves with their work, Hawthorne has the courage to at least publish it under his own name.
I agree with you Caitlin! By doing that he is also escaping criticism, because when this novel was published a relationship like Huck and Jim is not considered "standard'. But this work needed to be published in order to inform the public on the future.
Caitlin Lee- Audience (235-300) MEMES! MEMES! MEMES! Now that I have your attention, let’s talk about how Mark Twain captured the attention of his audience throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain’s audience for the novel was comprised of individuals who were literate, especially those who owned slaves, traded slaves, or were purposefully oblivious to the plight of slaves in the antebellum South. The novel satirizes the idea of a “sivilized society” (259), as those living in the South may have had manners, but they certainly did not have ethics. The constant use of words such as negro and slave reiterate the harsh treatment of slaves and the concept that everyone should be free. Twain uses the knowledge of his audience’s interest in enslavement to captivate the attention of his readers for the duration of the novel.
Twain is certainly a master of linguistics. Not only does he utilize regional diction to increase the authenticity of the novel, he subtly criticizes the society of the pre-Civil War antebellum South - almost entirely through the discourse between his characters. It's interesting how you address Southern manners - I can tell that you've been paying attention in APUSH. Proper decorum and the defense of one's dignity all but defined American society, particular in the South...so much so that illegal duels to defend honor ran rampant through the area.
Isabella Canani-Audience (200-235) The audience that Twain wanted to represent is one with strong emotions towards justice. Huck told Mary Jane the truth about her so called uncles being frauds, which has lead to their newly devised plan to save the family's money and sanity. Twain wanted to reach out to this group of individuals and stress, through those characters, that material items such as money and power lead to corruption and gluttony and “Preacher be hanged, he’s a fraud and a liar.”(220). Both the King and the Duke have no respect for anyone around them and only care for themselves. By having multiple people try the King and the Duke, giving them second chances to admit their true selves, shows that there is a way to improve oneself.
I agree. Twain evokes a desire for justice in the scene where Huck reveals the scam to Mary Jane. As he matures throughout the story, the audience sees Huck's character transformation, and there is a big shift in morality. Huck's morals have improved, and his values are better. The fact that he had enough gumption to expose the fraud in the first place shows that Huck, in choosing to do the right thing, shows care and concern for the people around him. Somewhat like a midlife crisis, Huck realizes that his actions were wrong, when he decided to assist the king and the duke in the scam, and his interaction with Mary Jane shows that he wants to right his wrongs.
Performance is about sharing the gifts that we are proud of with the people around us. What I love most about standing on stage is being able to experience what I hold so dear to my heart with the audience. Although there are many attributes that go into an interesting performance, what's important is who I perform for and the message I get across to my listeners (in this case, why I love music and how I share that with the people around me). One can compare this to Twain’s writing, a performance of its own, as he writes for Americans following the civil war in a time when racial tensions are high, in hopes that he may shed light on a new way of living after the abolishment of slavery in the nation. Huck is struck by a feeling of care for Jim despite the fact that he is a slave and even goes on to say that “I wouldn’t done that one if I’d a knowed it would make him feel that way,” after he plays a trick on Jim. This show of remorse indicates that society's views in the novel are wrong, and in reality African Americans deserve equal treatment to whites. Twain targets this massage at those willing to understand the harsh treatment of blacks and the injustices of slavery, and those in need of moral education. In other words, he hopes to humanize slaves and to allow Americans to see them as real people.
Throughout the novel, it is evident that Twain’s audience is people with racist notions. By creating characters such as the duke and the dauphine, Twain satirizes white conceptions that all blacks were uncivilized while all whites were virtuous. He displays the forgiving and caring nature of Jim, but the rude and deceitful qualities that duke and dauphine exhibit, to inform white people of their erroneous preconceptions. Addressing his readers in this way, Twain is persuading those with racist notions to think twice about their preconceptions and to consider slaves’ humanity.
“Honest Injun, now, hain’t you been telling me a lot of lies?” (194) Just as the duke and the king were liars and con artists, Huck is one too. Twain shows that Huck is just as deceitful as the duke and the dauphin when he is caught lying by one of the Wilkes girls. Huck’s false identity is close to being revealed when one of the girls, Joanna, the ‘hare-lipped one’, questions his stories. The audience is rooting for Huck, the protagonist, but Twain shows his audience that they can’t trust anyone and that Huck’s narration is biased towards himself. Huckleberry Finn, who has a history of hyperbole and over-exaggerating, is a liar. He meshes so well with the duke and the dauphin because they all seek to create false identities due to their wishes to escape their reality. The duke and the dauphin are really just broke men who have made mistakes in their lives, and they want to escape their lives by pretending to live in someone else's. Huck wants to escape his former life, and Pap. Huck uses the phrase “low-down humbugs and frauds” to describe the duke and the king, but he hasn’t yet accepted that he is one, too, especially when he joins them and participates in their deceitful schemes.
Yes, Huck does want to escape from his former life, but I do not believe he is a malicious liar. Instead, Huck seems to be more of a benevolent liar. Although he should have told the Wilks sisters the truth from the beginning, he later proves his morality when he attempts to steal $6,000 from the duke and dauphin so he can return it to the rightful owners, the Wilks sisters.
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Racists in the late 19th century who were indifferent with the treatment of black people. Even with all the racial slurs, Mark Twain was actually mocking in irony of the ignorance of the human identity and basic self-esteem of another race. His intended audiences are not children in elementary school even though it’s enjoyable for them as well, but for more knowledge crowd who can read more deeply into the “N” word and why Mark Twain was using it repeatedly. Mark Twain even made a note directly to his audience about his intentional use of the language was to show the accuracy of the time and region.
Mark Twain meant to be controversial. He meant for some of his audience to disagree or even be offended. Because THAT’S WHO MARK TAWIN is.
It fits how Mark Twain was intentionally controversial when he used a pseudonym instead of his real name. He additionally states at the beginning of the novel (through Huck's narration) that the whole story is exaggerated, and in the author's note that readers should not try to find a message from it. Despite these warnings, readers will still try to find the author's argument, but Twain distances himself from it.
DeleteYes, definitely! I think it's interesting how Twain is divergent to authors like Nathaniel Hawthorne, who claims to have found the story of the Scarlet Letter in an attic. Although both authors are avoiding associating themselves with their work, Hawthorne has the courage to at least publish it under his own name.
DeleteI agree with you Caitlin! By doing that he is also escaping criticism, because when this novel was published a relationship like Huck and Jim is not considered "standard'. But this work needed to be published in order to inform the public on the future.
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DeleteCaitlin Lee- Audience (235-300)
ReplyDeleteMEMES! MEMES! MEMES! Now that I have your attention, let’s talk about how Mark Twain captured the attention of his audience throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain’s audience for the novel was comprised of individuals who were literate, especially those who owned slaves, traded slaves, or were purposefully oblivious to the plight of slaves in the antebellum South. The novel satirizes the idea of a “sivilized society” (259), as those living in the South may have had manners, but they certainly did not have ethics. The constant use of words such as negro and slave reiterate the harsh treatment of slaves and the concept that everyone should be free. Twain uses the knowledge of his audience’s interest in enslavement to captivate the attention of his readers for the duration of the novel.
Twain is certainly a master of linguistics. Not only does he utilize regional diction to increase the authenticity of the novel, he subtly criticizes the society of the pre-Civil War antebellum South - almost entirely through the discourse between his characters. It's interesting how you address Southern manners - I can tell that you've been paying attention in APUSH. Proper decorum and the defense of one's dignity all but defined American society, particular in the South...so much so that illegal duels to defend honor ran rampant through the area.
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ReplyDeleteThe audience that Twain wanted to represent is one with strong emotions towards justice. Huck told Mary Jane the truth about her so called uncles being frauds, which has lead to their newly devised plan to save the family's money and sanity. Twain wanted to reach out to this group of individuals and stress, through those characters, that material items such as money and power lead to corruption and gluttony and “Preacher be hanged, he’s a fraud and a liar.”(220). Both the King and the Duke have no respect for anyone around them and only care for themselves. By having multiple people try the King and the Duke, giving them second chances to admit their true selves, shows that there is a way to improve oneself.
I agree. Twain evokes a desire for justice in the scene where Huck reveals the scam to Mary Jane. As he matures throughout the story, the audience sees Huck's character transformation, and there is a big shift in morality. Huck's morals have improved, and his values are better. The fact that he had enough gumption to expose the fraud in the first place shows that Huck, in choosing to do the right thing, shows care and concern for the people around him. Somewhat like a midlife crisis, Huck realizes that his actions were wrong, when he decided to assist the king and the duke in the scam, and his interaction with Mary Jane shows that he wants to right his wrongs.
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ReplyDeletePerformance is about sharing the gifts that we are proud of with the people around us. What I love most about standing on stage is being able to experience what I hold so dear to my heart with the audience. Although there are many attributes that go into an interesting performance, what's important is who I perform for and the message I get across to my listeners (in this case, why I love music and how I share that with the people around me). One can compare this to Twain’s writing, a performance of its own, as he writes for Americans following the civil war in a time when racial tensions are high, in hopes that he may shed light on a new way of living after the abolishment of slavery in the nation. Huck is struck by a feeling of care for Jim despite the fact that he is a slave and even goes on to say that “I wouldn’t done that one if I’d a knowed it would make him feel that way,” after he plays a trick on Jim. This show of remorse indicates that society's views in the novel are wrong, and in reality African Americans deserve equal treatment to whites. Twain targets this massage at those willing to understand the harsh treatment of blacks and the injustices of slavery, and those in need of moral education. In other words, he hopes to humanize slaves and to allow Americans to see them as real people.
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ReplyDeleteThroughout the novel, it is evident that Twain’s audience is people with racist notions. By creating characters such as the duke and the dauphine, Twain satirizes white conceptions that all blacks were uncivilized while all whites were virtuous. He displays the forgiving and caring nature of Jim, but the rude and deceitful qualities that duke and dauphine exhibit, to inform white people of their erroneous preconceptions. Addressing his readers in this way, Twain is persuading those with racist notions to think twice about their preconceptions and to consider slaves’ humanity.
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“Honest Injun, now, hain’t you been telling me a lot of lies?” (194)
Just as the duke and the king were liars and con artists, Huck is one too. Twain shows that Huck is just as deceitful as the duke and the dauphin when he is caught lying by one of the Wilkes girls. Huck’s false identity is close to being revealed when one of the girls, Joanna, the ‘hare-lipped one’, questions his stories. The audience is rooting for Huck, the protagonist, but Twain shows his audience that they can’t trust anyone and that Huck’s narration is biased towards himself. Huckleberry Finn, who has a history of hyperbole and over-exaggerating, is a liar. He meshes so well with the duke and the dauphin because they all seek to create false identities due to their wishes to escape their reality. The duke and the dauphin are really just broke men who have made mistakes in their lives, and they want to escape their lives by pretending to live in someone else's. Huck wants to escape his former life, and Pap. Huck uses the phrase “low-down humbugs and frauds” to describe the duke and the king, but he hasn’t yet accepted that he is one, too, especially when he joins them and participates in their deceitful schemes.
Yes, Huck does want to escape from his former life, but I do not believe he is a malicious liar. Instead, Huck seems to be more of a benevolent liar. Although he should have told the Wilks sisters the truth from the beginning, he later proves his morality when he attempts to steal $6,000 from the duke and dauphin so he can return it to the rightful owners, the Wilks sisters.
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